“What is really beautiful must always be true.”
— STENDHAL, Armance Chapter 6, 1827
Portrait von Louis Ducis, 1835
About the Armance Collection
Stendhal’s first novel, Armance, is a romance shaped by silence
and restraint.
This collection reflects that same quiet tension: the strength of form,
the softness of silence, and the beauty of what remains unsaid.